The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) was a proposed constitutional body in India that was intended to replace the existing system for the appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary.

NJAC or Collegium: An unsettled debate

The Centre on Friday sought one more week to decide on the implementation of Supreme Court Collegium`s recommendation to appoint Bombay High Court`s Justice Akil Kureshi as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Centre seeks one week's time to take decision on Justice Akil Kureshi's elevation

The Centre has not been delaying the appointment of judges in higher judiciary and delay, if any, was at the collegium end, the Supreme Court said Friday. The apex court was hearing a PIL filed by NGO 'Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) which has alleged that the Centre has been "indefinitely sitting" on the names recommended by the Supreme Court collegium for appointment of judges in the higher judiciary.

Centre not delaying appointment of judges in higher judiciary: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, a judge of Delhi High Court, as judges of the Apex Court.

Collegium recommends Karnataka HC Chief Justice, Delhi Court judge for elevation to SC

The collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and the four most senior SC judges — Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, MB Lokur and Kurian Joseph — deliberated on the issue for more than an hour. This was their second meeting in 5 days

Collegium again defers decision on Justice KM Joseph's elevation to Supreme Court

Collegium again defers decision on Justice Joseph's elevation to Supreme Court

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The Centre had sent Justice Joseph's name back to the collegium on April 26 for reconsideration. The collegium, which met today, reportedly deliberated on the issue for close to an hour

Collegium agrees unanimously to send Justice KM Joseph's name for elevation to SC back to Centre

Justice Jasti Chelameswar had wrtten to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Thursday urging him to convene a meeting of the collegium, and send Justice Joseph's name back to the Centre

Meeting of collegium to decide on Justice Joseph's elevation to SC ends, decision awaited

The government had on April 26 returned Justice Joseph's name to the collegium asking it to reconsider its nomination of him. The government had said Kerala, from where Joseph hails, was adequately represented in the higher judiciary. It also wondered whether Justice Joseph was senior enough to be elevated to the Supreme Court

Resend Justice KM Joseph's name to Centre: Justice Chelameswar to CJI

Last week, the Centre sent back Justice Joseph's name for reconsideration while approving senior Supreme Court lawyer Indu Malhotra's name for SC judge post

Supreme Court Collegium likely to meet today to decide Justice Joseph's elevation

The Law Ministry's note said the proposal to reconsider Justice Joseph's name had the approval of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Government returns recommendation on elevation of Justice K M Joseph

Along with Malhotra, the collegium has also recommended Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph's name as a Supreme Court judge

Indu Malhotra may be first woman lawyer to be directly appointed SC judge

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